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Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), which assists the prime minister in policy, has approved the sale of JF-17 fighter jets to Nigeria. The Express Tribune reported on October 24, 2018, …
Pakistani Agency Approves Nigeria JF-17 Deal Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. President Donald Trump has called on department secretaries to deliver 5 percent cuts for their upcoming FY20 budget requests, opening the door for a …
Trump Opens the Door to Defense Spending Cuts as Sequestration Looms Read More The Ministry of Defense for Slovakia is hoping to receive government clearance for an armored infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) procurement. The Defense Ministry intends to request cabinet approval for the …
Slovak Defense Ministry Looks to Move AIFV Procurement Forward Read More Mexico’s secretary of the Navy has announced the electronics suite and surface to air missile system for the Long Range Oceanic Patrol (POLA in Spanish) vessel. According to the announcement, …
Mexico Announces POLA Electronic Sensor Suite and Missile System Read More Russia has launched a new warship in St. Petersburg. The Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg launched a new corvette, called Burya, on October 23, 2018. The vessel is the fourth …
Russia Launches Warship in St. Petersburg Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The news of the disappearance and killing of The Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has put a spotlight on the United States’ …
Examining U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Read More The United Kingdom is aiming to procure 16 new H-47 Chinook extended range heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing under the U.S. government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) channel. An FMS request valued …
Boeing Eyes another Sales Victory as U.K. FMS Request for H-47 Chinook Cleared Read More U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off foreign aid to three Central American countries over their inability to stop a migrant caravan from leaving their borders on its …
President Trump Threatens to Cut Off Foreign Aid to Three Central American Nations Read More
The Taiwanese Air Force took delivery on October 20 of the first of its upgraded F-16 jet fighters from state-owned aviation company Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC). The revamped F-16 …
Taiwan Takes Delivery of First Upgraded F-16V Read More Ukraine is putting a new multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) rocket into service with its military. In mid-2019, the Ukrainian military is expected to start taking delivery of the Vilkha MLRS …
Ukraine’s Vilkha Rocket Ready for Mass Production Read More